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Where does “Igbo” come from?

Igbo is an English term for the language and people of southeastern Nigeria, with the Igbo endonym Ị̀gbò of uncertain ultimate origin.

Igbo (English): A member of a people of southeast Nigeria

Definitions

  1. A member of a people of southeast Nigeria

Ancestry of “Igbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IgboỊ̀gbò—
Every word from Igbo Ị̀gbò →